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iPad Will the iPad 5 come with the Touch ID?
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It does, because it is the same fingerprint sensor that would go in the iPad. If it is in short supply for the iPhone 5S, how would they get enough supply to put it in the iPad 5 as well....?
Digitimes, Gene Munster, Ming-Chi Kuo or lately, Wanli Wang.
Pick one, chances are that it will be the right guy.
I'm not into the Touch ID. I would probably disable the function. If the new iPad comes with it, cool. If it doesn't, oh well.
No it does not. The iphone is still in production with the fingerprint sensor, though it may have some delays, but that does not mean the ipad will not have it. It too may have some delays, but not cancelled. Why not wait until Oct to be so darn sure of yourself instead of posting that it WILL not. Instead you should have said it might not
I think so.
Has anyone considered the yield problems of the touch ID sensor might be because they've implemented it in 2 or 3 devices? iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 and iPhone 5s.
Has anyone considered the yield problems of the touch ID sensor might be because they've implemented it in 2 or 3 devices? iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 and iPhone 5s.
Exactly. That said, the iPad Retina (and potential $399 Retina Mini) would be much lower volume products. They would only require 5 to 10 percent of the total sensor supply.
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well there havent been any picture leaks of the front of the new ipad, i think apple is hiding something new and my bet is that it's the touch ID
How do you know they could have put retina in last years mini? Would you say the same thing about the original Nexus 7?
I have nothing to add but some conjecture.
They could easily justify not adding Touch ID technology, putting it down to a myriad of reasons.
1. Most iOS theft and accidental loss is of iPhones.
2. Most iPads are sold wifi-only, so no GPS to make this feature into more of a useful security measure
3. Added cost, no carrier subsidies to hide behind
etc etc
I could go on. But it adds up to less demand / logistical implementability and higher risk for them.
I don't hold high hopes, and I would agree with them if them decide not to make the gamble to add it.
The only reason I want it is to bypass the slide to unlock process, which is an absurd anachronism, an interface crime in which we are all complicit.
They could easily justify not adding Touch ID technology, putting it down to a myriad of reasons.
1. Most iOS theft and accidental loss is of iPhones.
2. Most iPads are sold wifi-only, so no GPS to make this feature into more of a useful security measure
3. Added cost, no carrier subsidies to hide behind
etc etc
I could go on. But it adds up to less demand / logistical implementability and higher risk for them.
I don't hold high hopes, and I would agree with them if them decide not to make the gamble to add it.
The only reason I want it is to bypass the slide to unlock process, which is an absurd anachronism, an interface crime in which we are all complicit.
Because it was already on the iPad. Apple is known to save available features for next generations. So many examples to pick from.
Well, there were some leaked photos of what was supposed to be the front of the iPhone 5s and its home button was the same size as the 5. (This means nothing if the leaked part really wasn't from the 5s)
I still say the iPad 5 won't have Touch ID.
TouchID does not require an internet connection - it's all on-board.
Find My iPhone (Pad/Pod) does. Activation Lock does for some functions, not for others.
If the iPad 5 comes with an A7 (or A8), then it's at least capable of having TouchID. Without a latest-generation chip, it can't happen.
Folks have had a tendency to roll TouchID and Activation Lock/Find My iDevice into a single package. Either works independently of the other, the combination of the two becomes that much more powerful.
Will it/won't it happen? Corporate/government IT will buy a lot more iPads if it has the feature. The person on the street with an iPhone 5s will want it - total freedom from the passcode. That argues in favor.
When the Apple experts are reporting/predicting component shortages, they're only predicting near-term supplies. As with all other components, yield and supply improve with time. Unless an iPad 5 is due within the next month...
I am now waiting for you to do that.. *grabs popcorn*
i was wrong, ha i can admit it and a bit shocked.